Famine in Cape Verde

Part of a series on the
History of Cape Verde

Colonial history
Portuguese Cape Verde Portuguese Empire Immigration to the USA Atlantic slave trade Famine in Cape Verde
Independence struggle
African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde Portuguese Colonial War

The archipelago of Cape Verde has been struck by a series of drought-related famines between the 1580s and the 1950s. During these periods of drought and famine, tens of thousands of inhabitants died from starvation and diseases.